Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM1 4SB
How much crime is recorded in RM1 4SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Romford North
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
RM1 4SBRomford
How safe is RM1 4SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM1 4SB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RM1 4SBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order0.94.6
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.